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Real studio education. Real studio connections.

“[RRFC is] sending people to some of the most important recording studios, radio stations and film companies in the world…These are legitimate businesses, and those mentors only want people that really want this, want to bleed for it, sweat for it and cry for it.”

“Whenever I take a break,” saysa Recording Connection graduate Sebastian Lefeld, “I’m always thinking there’s someone else out there who’s doing what I do who’s not taking a break, and I get back to work.” It’s this very work ethic that not only helped Sebastian make the most of his Recording Connection apprenticeship, but also […]

Sebastian Lefeld
Recording Connection Student
September 2017

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Without the Recording Connection, who knows what I’d be doing: probably still working at the UPS Store in the Palisades.

Joseph P
Recording Connection Student
September 2017

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“Learn from Legends” represents the next level in pairing a talented aspiring media-arts student with a world-class professional who can act both as a mentor and a role model, providing the student with a learning experience that most hopefuls in the world of music production can only dream of.

Recording Connection Student
September 2017

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My mentor Tony and I are working together on editing songs and I’m doing great job. At least that’s what Tony is saying. This is 15 track album, so this could take a while. Looking forward to the finishing!

Jesse Greene
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Lionel showed me and explained numerous compressor models, both analog and digital. I did not realize before that different compressors are used in different ways throughout a given piece.

Nate Hopkinson
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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It was a blast and it was great to get some hands on learning about tempo setting, some hot key shortcuts, and a wee bit of compression. I can’t wait to do it again!

Greg Reece
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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This chapter, by far, has been the most exciting chapter yet. Getting the chance to mix and create so early in the course is awesome!

Kierston Jones
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Both sessions have been really good. Learning more from the textbook and continuing to do my own thing. Next lesson is my last. It went by fast.

Malik Hall
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Sampling a sound is a lot like taking snapshots and the bit depth is like the accuracy of the reproduction. The nyquist frequency is double that of the frequency you want. Learning so much in such a short time!

Alexander Castro
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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I learned quite a bit from the material. But the real education came from the hands-on experience.

Alex Quintana
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Learning about Ableton’s instruments- operator, collision, and tension, has increased my ability to make my own original sounds.

George Girgis
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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I’m confident that in due time I will be comfortable understanding and applying the use of assorted compressors to a piece of music.

Nate Hopkinson
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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We are in the middle of working with an artist and he has taken a liking to me and wants me in all the sessions now!

Raymundo Velez
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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As for my personal review on our first meeting, I believe that I slipped into my role as an audio engineer’s apprentice rather smoothly!

Jordan Frick
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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This lesson for me was very interesting, and I now have a solid understanding what A&R does, and what they can do for you.

Ernesto Trujillo
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Thank you for listening to me when I really need it and helping me see negatives as oppurtunities! That resume you helped me build was perfect too!

Kevin Sotomayor
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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I finished my halfway marker last week and you’d think that would be a weight off. I know that the real work is ahead though. Now it’s less about the material, and more about practicing the lessons. The more hours I spend working in Pro Tools the better I get. Theres only so much that […]

Brandon Sanders
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Job Assistance has been helpful being in Spain. I’m looking forward to getting my business put together.

Juan Garcia
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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“I have been working on a couple projects making my own music to mix and edit. In addition to that, however, I am helping one of my classmates, Darnell, to record his reggae band”

Kristin Staub
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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I’ve only been in the program a short amount of time and I’m learning a lot of little things that I always wanted to learn

Conner Loose
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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Then I ended up writing the rest of the song and was able to record the whole song a few days later. I am so excited about it because it sounds pretty good for my first time. I had a great week.

Tommy Hendricks
Recording Connection Student
July 2017

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I love getting into the studio and actually working on stuff each week. I feel like the hands on thing helps me a lot more when using Protools. I just have to keep working hard at it and figure out the commands that work best for me.

Brandon Whidden
Recording Connection Student
June 2017

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“I really appreciate the avenues your program is providing and want to say thank you for everything Recording Connection is doing for myself and others in the program.”

Mitch Villalva
Recording Connection Student
June 2017

An Immersive
Audio Education

From production to engineering to hip-hop and Ableton, our mentor-based programs avoid the unnecessary costs and unrelated requirements of typical schools. Work directly with accomplished engineers, producers, and music industry veterans at one of our fully-equipped local studios across the country.

Just Last Month

112 Job Positions were Filled

120 Student Wins Achieved

200 Tutorial Sessions were Given

Programs

Music Producing

Looking to build a career as a music producer? Our insider access is your opportunity to make lasting hookups that can help you get started at producing today’s music. Learn in private sessions with a professional producer who can show you the ins-and-outs of this dynamic career.

Audio Engineering

From the basics of listening and microphone placement to Pro Tools and mastering, apprentice under a legendary Audio Engineer in the studio. Learn in the trenches and on the job to take your dream to the professional level.

Electronic Music - Ableton

Capture the music in your head with our hands-on Ableton Live curriculum featuring private training from noted EDM DJs and producers. Take your music to the professional level and get your sound in front of the decision makers at major EDM labels.

Live Sound

Prepare for a career as a front-of-house engineer by apprenticing (externing) under a touring Audio Engineer. If your goal is to get inside the music industry and tour the world, this recording program is for you.

Live DJ

Our Live DJ Apprentice Program pairs you with a working, touring DJ, who’ll tutor you on what it takes to succeed on the world’s biggest stages. It's the ultimate all-access pass to the music-performance business. Get schooled in one-on-one lessons from a working, touring DJ.

Music Business

Turn your passion and ear for music into a career by understanding the world of managers, agents, royalties, copyrights, 360 deals and more. You can't get more inside music business access than this course. Become a music Mogul.

Post Production For Film and TV

Learn Post Audio while apprenticing under a Post Production Specialist in their recording studio. If working on movie, TV and video game soundtracks sounds like an incredible career, this course is for you.

Advanced Audio

Learn advanced audio techniques in overdubbing, mixdown and mastering. Apprentice under a legendary audio engineer/music producer/mixer while gaining an insider's access to the music industry. Take your existing skills to the next level while building connections.

Electronic Music - Logic Pro

Learn Logic Pro as you apprentice under a legendary electronic music composer, dance music producer, or touring DJ in their studio. Gain insider access to the electronic music scene. You tell us your favorite genres of electronic music, and we will help you produce that type of music.

Audio Certification

Fast track your career with certification credentials in Pro Tools. By getting yourself tested and certified you are showing over 5,000 Producers and Engineers worldwide that you have what it takes to work for them as both and an assistant engineer and an Engineer/Producer.

Looking to land a career as a Music Producer? Our insider access is your opportunity to make lasting hookups to launch your career as a music producer. Learn in private sessions from a professional music producer.

From the basics of listening and microphone placement to Pro Tools and mastering, apprentice under a legendary Audio Engineer in the studio. Learn in the trenches and on the job to take your dream to the professional level.

Capture the music in your head with our hands-on Ableton Live curriculum featuring private training from noted EDM DJs and producers. Take your music to the professional level and get your sound in front of the decision makers at major EDM labels.

Prepare for a career as a front-of-house engineer by apprenticing (externing) under a touring Audio Engineer. If you goal is to get inside the music industry and tour the world, this recording program is for you.

Our Live DJ Apprentice Program pairs you with a working, touring DJ, who’ll tutor you on what it takes to succeed on the world’s biggest stages. It's the ultimate all-access pass to the music-performance business. Get schooled in one-on-one lessons from a working, touring DJ.

Turn your passion and ear for music into a career by understanding the world of managers, agents, royalties, copyrights, 360 deals and more. ou can't get more inside music business access than this course. Become a music Mogul.

Learn Post Audio while apprenticing under a Post Production Specialist in their recording studio. If working on movie, TV and video game soundtracks sounds like an incredible career, this course is for you.

Learn advanced audio techniques in overdubbing, mixdown and mastering. Apprentice under a legendary audio engineer/music producer/mixer while gaining an insider's access to the music industry. Take your existing skills to the next level while building connections.

Learn Ableton, Logic or Pro Tools. Apprentice under a legendary electronic music composer, dance music producer, or touring DJ in their studio. Gain insider access to the electronic music scene. You tell us your favorite genres of electronic music, and we will help you produce that type of music.

Fast track your career with certification credentials in Pro Tools. By getting yourself tested and certified you are showing over 5,000 Producers and Engineers worldwide that you have what it takes to work for them as both and an assistant engineer and an Engineer/Producer.

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Connections Matter

Learn From Industry Pros

Professionals in the music business—including famous producers and audio engineers who’ve worked on the music that inspires you—endorse Recording Connection’s audio programs for one simple reason: they know our immersive hands-on method works.

Rolling Stones

Learn one on one from engineers and producers who have worked with The Rolling Stones

From Slump to Success Devin Zorn Goes into High Gear

RC mentor Joey Paranoia on Ableton and Elemental Creative Urges

Afropop Ambassador, Recording Connection grad Fredrick Nsiah

Job Placement
Within Industry

Not every graduate will work with the stars. But the music industry offers great career opportunities at many levels. Find out more about Recording Connection success stories and what drives our outstanding job placement rate.

The Recording ConnectionAudio School Advantage

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LOTS OF LOCATIONS. 250 CITIES TO CHOOSE FROM.

Think about it. No moving expenses. Keep your current job. Leverage your existing local connections. If you are serious about being an audio engineer, music producer or even a recording studio owner, don’t you think it makes sense to do everything you can to stack the deck in your favor? Then why on earth would you even consider moving halfway across the country to study audio in a classroom or studio lab? The Recording Connection works with hundreds of top recording studio locations throughout the United States from Los Angeles, California to Bangor, Maine, and all points in between, so you can concentrate on becoming a great audio engineer or music producer without complicating your life.

Advantage: Recording Connection.

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Learn on the Latest Gear When You Attend the Recording Connection.

Commercial audio studios exist in a highly competitive industry. To survive they need to have the latest gear on hand. With the Recording Connection, you will be learning at just such a studio. Guess what? That means youâ€™ll have plenty of hands-on access to the latest and best equipment available.

Most school's gear is second or third generation. Don't get stuck in their generation gap. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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STUDY FOR CAREERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Whether you're into making hip hop, electronic music, rock, country, pop, classical, jazz, R&B music or being a live DJ, you need to have both know-how and talent in order to be successful. This is where the Recording Connection comes in. We tailor our curriculum specifically for each student who attends our program.

No one-size-fits-all curriculum. The Recording Connection offers a flexible curriculum designed around your goals.

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JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Let’s face it: the end game here is you want to work as an audio engineer or music producer. We get that. And we do everything we can to help you succeed. From day one, you’re building equity. The more you show your mentor what you can do, the more likely he’ll hire you or recommend you. In addition, our Stay Connected Job Assistance Program will actively help you find employment for up to a full year after you graduate.

We don't just give you a cold-call lead list when you graduate. We actually help you become employable. Advantage: Recording Connection

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LEARN AS AN APPRENTICE (EXTERN)

How are we different? We're different in many ways, but perhaps the biggest difference is that we train you as an apprentice (extern) on-the-job, not as a student in a classroom. Recording Connection connects you into a working recording studio not as an intern but as an apprentice (extern) where you learn all the secrets, tricks and shortcuts that you will need to be successful.

With most schools you study in a classroom. With the Recording Connection you apprentice (extern) inside a major recording studio. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC

We understand: you want to be a working artist in the music business. The Recording Connection can help you. We have courses in producing, recording and distributing music. You’ll learn to make and record your own music and get it heard by industry professionals who can help make your dreams come true.

LEARN THE GEAR AND SOFTWARE

To be successful in today’s music industry, you need to know what the gear and software does and how to use it. That means you need to know Pro Tools, Ableton, Reason, Logic, Native Instruments and more. One of the best ways to learn to use these tools is one-on-one in private training sessions. That’s the Recording Connection way.

No competing with a bunch of other students to learn what you need to know. With the Recording Connection, you have a private mentor and a team of private tutors. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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GREAT CLASSROOMS INSIDE REAL RECORDING STUDIOS

A lot of audio engineering schools and music production schools talk about hands-on learning. However, we don't believe touching the board in a college lab provides enough real-world experience. That's why our students learn in real recording studios, where real music is recorded for real albums by real artists. This is where we put you so you can gain real experience by studying in a real-world environment with real client pressures and demands.

ONE ON ONE LEARNING

Rather than placing you in a crowded classroom with other students where you might have to compete for lab time and attention from your teacher, the Recording Connection hooks you up as an apprentice (extern) with a mentor (professional audio engineer, music producer or sound technician) in a real recording studio where it's just you and your mentor. In other words, you receive quality face time, each and every week. Of course, sometimes you and your mentor will be dealing with clients while you sit in on sessions, and eventually run them, but truth be told, that's a good thing.

With us, you are always number one, and the only student in the class. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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OUR MENTORS HAVE LOTS OF GOLD RECORDS

Imagine learning to be an audio engineer or music producer from the guy who produced U2, or Michael Jackson, or Prince, or Pearl Jam, or 50 Cent, or… With the Recording Connection, our instructors (mentors) are world-class music producers and audio engineers who work with some of your favorite bands, and who often have Gold records and Grammy Awards. In the music industry, a Gold record tends to speak even louder than a college degree.

RECOMMENDED BY THE PROS

There’s a simple reason why so many professional audio engineers, music producers and performers recommend The Recording Connection: they know our program works. It’s not rocket science: if you want to work in the business, you need to hang out with other people in the music business. That’s exactly what The Recording Connection offers. You get to hang out in a recording studio while you learn from a professional audio engineer or music producer. Nobody else comes close.

We have glowing endorsements from some of the best in the business. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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FROM DAY ONE, YOU'RE ON THE INSIDE

Being on the inside is one of the biggest advantages the Recording Connection provides. Why? Because when you are on the “inside,” you are making connections daily. Because the “inside” is where jobs first become available. Because being on the “inside” means you learn how the music business really works. Classroom learning is great in theory, but if all you’ve ever done is sit in a classroom or practice in a simulated on-campus recording studio lab, then you won't necessarily have the connections you need.

Other audio school graduates are on the outside looking in. With us, you’re on the inside from day one. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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FREE TUTORING

With the Recording Connection, everything is included. All your books, your own copy of the latest version of Pro Tools, and unlimited free tutoring are all included in our low tuition cost. This means if you have a burning question regarding your current lessons, technical issues or how to achieve the sound you are looking for, you don’t have to wait for your next class in the studio to get the answer. You can contact Student Services and schedule a free tutoring session. Use it to improve yourself, get the sound you’re looking for, or to impress your mentor with how much you’ve learned since your last session with him.

Unlimited free tutoring. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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CONNECTIONS

We’re called the Recording Connection for a reason. Since the beginning, we’ve always known that the best thing we can offer our students is the opportunity to make industry connections. Why? Because music industry connections are how you get work as a producer or engineer. Without connections, you are just another faceless job applicant. As you progress through our audio course, you could get the chance to meet, network and connect with music producers, executives and clients almost every time you go to class (in your mentor’s recording studio). Connections are the primary reason our job placement statistics are so high.

WE BUILD ENTREPRENEURS

The music business is constantly changing. What was “in” yesterday is “out” today. If you develop entrepreneurial skills, you will always be able to make a living in the music business. If you just want to show up for work at some job, you will always be subject to the whims of a capricious business or employer. Our mentor-apprentice method of education places each student in a private apprenticeship (externship) with an independent working industry professional who is by definition an entrepreneur, so you get to see and experience what it takes to forge your own success in an exciting field. It’s one of the reasons our students do so well out in the real world.

Learn to forge your own success in a changing industry. Advantage: Recording Connection.

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With the right experience and connections, you can jumpstart your career in the music industry.